Sites featuring Able Company
Able Company research blogThe Fighting Fourth in WWII. Website created and run by Alva Perry, a veteran of Able Company.
New York Goes to War - a documentary produced by New York City public television stations Thirteen/WNET and WLIW in 2007. Lieutenant Philip Wood's life provides part of the story line. Features his letters (as read by the webmaster), photographs, and an interview with George Smith of Able Company. Click on the links entitled "Watch the Documentaries" to see the entire program.
Research
USMC Historical Monograph - Marshall Islands
USMC Historical Monograph - Saipan
USMC Historical Monograph - Tinian
USMC Historical Monograph - Iwo Jima
Marine Corps Archives and Special Collections
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific - Searchable Database
RootsWeb - a division of Ancestry.com
Other Sites
Please take a moment and visit their site! Your purchase will help support the wonderful Museum, which is an extraordinary tribute to all Marines, from 1775 to the present day.
The Fourth Marine Division Association
Find A Grave - listing of Able Company men and where they are buried.
Harlan's Heroes - homepage of Harlan Glenn, with links to his work in film and publishing related to the World War Two Marine; also photographs from the war and present day.
HQ 2/24 - a site run by Jeff Padell, whose father served with Headquarters Company, Second Battalion, 24th Marines
Homepage of the modern Alpha Company, 24th Marines
Iwo Jima History - searchable database of servicemembers as well as a good history of the battle
Marines And Corpsmen at Tarawa and Guadalcanal - run by Jim Hildebrand in memory of his uncle, killed at Tarawa. Really fascinating personal research.
WW2 Gyrene - excellent site by Mark Flowers with history of the WW2 Marine Corps, description of tactics, organization, and weapons.
